Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-07
TRIAL OF JOHN l.. WEST.

the Land Office, on the charge OF housebreak1ng
and assault with intent to commit rape on Mrs.
Mary !. Page, was resumed in the Criminal Court,
Judge Macarthur, this morning.
Mr. A. A. Lpscomh, assistant district attorney,
commenced his argument, and. in opening, re-
ferred TO this heightened intellectual colored man.
who, not having found eongenial companionsfip
among people OF his own color, sought it else
where.
The court suggested that the question OF color
be not discussed
MI Lipscomb then continued his argument, re-
viewing and discussing the evidence.
aesnnss ea u, commenced his argument Tor tne
lll-timed for juror 10 have asked MIS- Page II she
was Catholic. and 1t was ill-timed for Rev. IT.
Clappeiie 10 have appeared in the court.
court adjourned
Great Memorial bridge.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL INTRODUCED BY Mr.. Cur
TIN TO-DAY.
MI. curtin introduced bill In the House to-day
providing for the erection OF a national memorial
bridge across the Potomac from Observatory hill
near New York avenue, to Arlington.
The bill provides that the bridge to be memo.
r1al OF Gen. Grant must be constructed in an ap-
proprfatc design for "great memorial bridge
Symbolical OF the restored Union across the Pofo-
mac river, which divided the north from the
south during the tremendous struggle IN which
valuable, leading from the United States Capitol
to the sacred ground OF Arlington"
1tprovides for the construction OF the bridge ac-
cording to plans submitted to Congress by Capt
T. w. Symons and Smithmeyer & Peltz architects
with such notifications and details as may be
The work is to be done under direction OF a COM
mission constituted as follows: SECRETARY OF War,
Chief justice OF the United States CHIEF engineer OF
the army, member OF the senate selected by the
President OF the Senate and a Representative
named by the Speaker. An appropriation OF
Mr.. Barbour introduced a bill in the House for
the construction OF plain bridge across the Poto-
mac at the same site, the cost to he 100000.
DisGfict Government Affair."
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Commissioners have granted bar room
licenses to J. Ii. Clark and Elenora Rest; whole
sale liquor license TO Geo. W. Manogue and K II.
Jones.
BUILDING PERMITS
fssused by Inspector Entwtsle: Levi Woodbury.,
4S4 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, repair brick
hotel; 5000. III. L. CRAWFORD build frame asphalt
works, bounded by ID and 26th streets and river
northwest; 81 800 MI. Wood, repair brick store,
LOS street; $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John F. Norton has been appointed an addi-
lOnal private for duty at the Il. and o. railroad
depot, without pay from the District.
7. j. Fisher Co. state that Mrs. Fairchild Of
1347 Connecticut avenue, Is greatly annoyed by
the Inconsistency In the manner OF numbering the
Aug. Schmidt ct al. petition for the removal OF
the fence placed across Linden street, LIE Drut
park.
The Commissioners have allowed W. F. Skellys
claim for loss OF horse by falling into sewer and
will pay him SAG.
J. B. Austin OF 1923 street northwest, calls at
tention to an accumulation OF refuse in the alley
on the north side OF square 2U1.
Lieut.. Boteler, OF the nth precinct reports that
on the 9th instant a b. and .. freight train OBJ
strueted Bridge street, Anacostia, from S:5S to
$40 pm.
VIM. York Atlee, as attorney for the First Ma
uonal bank OF New York city, requests that the
commissioners direct the chief OF the special as
SeSSinent division to notify owners OF property de-
l1nquent Tor special taxes OF amounts due. and
that IL Is the intention or the District authorities
to enforce the act Of January I'll. 1857.